backstop
NOUNVERB
/bæk,stɑp/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
backstop is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1C3K5S1T1O1P3
3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does backstop mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A precaution in case of an emergency.
“he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong”
BROADER
3
(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Act as a backstop.
BROADER